Over the past 110 years, 605 176 girls and 504 boys have been named Brenda. The name Brenda ranks 42th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Brenda in 1916. The peak of popularity of the name Brenda came in the 1950s and 1960s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.